What the Folks at Sumner Are Doing
Obituary notices and community items from Sumner Iowa reveal a funeral for Mrs. D Menti 82 at St Pauls Lutheran with burial beside her husband. The column lists many local visits travels and social events including Legion auxiliary sessions and ministers gatherings and a municipal band trip to Fairbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
D. Menti
Nick Aegerter
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
O. C. Schultz
Westgate
T. C. Klatt
Wilson Grove
Otto Menti
Great Falls
Mont
Readlyn Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
The Readlyn region social calendar records birthday celebrations for Wilbur Kuker and Ardith Kohlmann, hospitalities at the Kuker and Lohmann homes, and several visits among residents from Tripoli, Waverly, Belle Plaine, and Waterloo. Illinois visitor Matilda Diercks appears frequently, with short trips to Minnesota and ongoing family gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Kuker
Walter
Henry Schroeder
Louise Kuker
Tripoli
Matilda Diercks
Illinois
Little Wilbur Kuker
Carl Kuker
Readlyn
Wm. Dohrman
Wm. Bull
Belle Plaine
Matida Diercks
Wm. Lohman
Emil Town
Louie Bang
Wm. Lohmann
Lucille
Gottlieb Wolf
A. E. Everett
Fred Lohmann
Adela
Esther
August Fredericks
Lawrence Wendt
Waverly
Walter Lohmann
Ida Oberhue
Bremer
Nadean
Mary Jean Spinks
Henry Kaiser
Minnesota
Kaiser
Matilda Dierks
Nadean Fredericks
Ardith Kohlmann
Eddie Lange
Art Kaiser
Ernest Redies
Mattilda Diercks
Bernard Boesen
Waterloo
Local Families Take Weekend Trips and Visits
Bremer reports Lyle Ormston and Ben Edwards couples leaving for North Dakota Saturday to oversee Ormston land interests. West Union pair D Poe visits Thiemann family. Carl Ducker Phyllis Ducker drive to Marshalltown with Eleanor Ducker returning home. Buss families from Denver Artesian and Tripoli area visit Art Rucker. Irene Madden from Alpha visits Lawrence and John Heine home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Ormston
Ben Edwards
North Dakota
Ormston
D. Poe
West Union
R. F. Thiemann
Carl Ducker
Phyllis Ducker
Marshalltown
Eleanor Ducker
Carl Buss
Denver
Herman Buss
Artesian
John Nerge
Tripoli
Art Rucker
Irene Madden
Alpha
Lawrence
John Heine
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Eighteen years ago August 19 1914 Mrs Alice Dunkelberg of Waterloo was badly injured by a fall on cellar stairs. Herman Elkema bought the pool hall and barber shop of Louie Rohrssen to run hereafter. Walter Fergeman takes his annual vacation from Standard Hardware Co. Swearing and foul talk on the streets noted as locals drink too much. Tripoli Implement Company narrowly escaped a garage fire when gas fumes ignited near a match. Mr and Mrs J H Franklin and Mr and Mrs A D Chapin left by auto for Manchester visiting Seth and Henry Brown homes. H C Moeller and W H Notdorf on committee to appraise land damages from the Waverly dam raise. Henry Lau and wife and Louis Schwartz and wives to Clear Lake for a few days, then to Waukon. Mr and Mrs Gus Boeckmann and Mother Schultz and Char lie left for Clear Lake and Waukon to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Dunkelberg
Waterloo
Herman Elkema
Louie Rohrssen
Walter Fergeman
Standard Hardware Co
Tripoli Implement Company
H. H. Gies
J. H. Franklin
A. D. Chapin
Manchester
Seth
Henry Brown
H. C. Moeller
W. H. Notdorf
Waverly
Henry Lau
Louis Schwartz
Clear Lake
Gus Boeckmann
Schultz
Charlie
Iowa
Waukon
Minn
Ten Years Ago Events From August 1922
A collection of brief notes from August 1922. Gladys Koch, aged 11, hosted a party with friends. Moeller Scheve farm implements sold to Albert Meek of Fredericksburg, with a 160 acre farm as part payment. Joe Lien fainted from high blood pressure at Tripoli State Bank, aided by church doctor. Mrs. H W Clasen and Dorothy visited Waterloo for two weeks. Wm. H. Meier returned home after nose surgery in Waverly. Art Slack family road trip to Colorado reported as fine. Mrs. Will Raney of Clarence Center, New York, visiting relatives Louie Pries family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Koch
John A. Koch
Moeller-Scheve Company
Albert Meek
Fredericksburg
Joe Lien
Tripoli State Bank
Art Slack
Colorado
Will Raney
Clarence Center
N. Y
Louie Pries
Theodore Pockels
Prices and travel notes from August 1927 rural life
Five years ago on August 17 1927 J L Schnurstein returned home from Red Oak after attending the state rural mail carriers convention. Market prices then ranged eggs 24c heavy hens 17c light hens 13c ducks 14c geese 12c sows 7.20 hogs 9.80 calves 9 to 12. John Arthur and Emma Arthur with Mr and Mrs L Sweitzer of Waterloo planned a Carlton Nebr visit. Henry Kochs auto trip to Crystal Lake Dundee and Algonquin NL with relatives and friends for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Schnurstein
Red Oak
John Arthur
Emma Arthur
Carlton
Nebr
Sweitzer
Henry Koch
Crystal Lake
Dundee
Algonquin
Local Visitors Share Evenings Across Warren Towns
Carl Rose and Joens of Waverly with Mr and Mrs August Stege host Wednesday. Henry Hennings home hosts Sunday guests including Pries Eick and Delia, plus Chicago visitors Stuber Lagehushen. Multiple Eick families extend visits to Buck Creek and Readlyn areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rose
Joens
Waverly
August Stege
Arthur Pries
Henry Eick
Delia Pries
Clarence Wedemeier
Henry Hennings
Herman Eick
Herman Stuber
Ernest
John Stuber
Will Stuber
Wm. Lagerhushen
Chicago
Elma
Orville Eick
Ernest Eick
Walter Eick
Buck Creek
August Flege
Velda
Ed Hagenow
Readlyn
Will Blume
Herbert
Tripoli
Will
John
Senator Buzz Discusses Disposition and Politics
In Practice Senator Buzz says politics improves a man's disposition. He argues he must look pleasant often for campaign photos and public image. Pathfinder Magazine notes this stance as his rationale for political engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Buzz
Pathfinder Magazine
Couple of Other Accused Judge Says Forgery Claim
A courtroom exchange centers on accusations of forgery and self written names. The judge notes the defendant cannot write his own name yet insists the act was an attempted fraud. The remark underscores disputes over intent and culpability in the alleged offense.
Artesian Families Gather for Sunday Visits and Births
A series of visits occurred Sunday among Artesian area families including FE H Homan Luhring Drewis Schultz and Moeller households. Leo Willbrandt welcomed a daughter born Wednesday August 3. Diercks Schoenbeck and Moeller families spent Sunday with relatives at the Moeller and Schaefer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. H. Homan
W. H. Luhring
August Drewis
Fred Schultz
C. Moeller
F. F. Moeller
Clarence Deterding
H. C. Deterding
Tripoli
Leo Willbrandt
Wernold Diercks
Ed Schoenbeck
A. H. Moeller
Paul Schaefer
Hashin It in a Construction Camp tale of cook’s strikes
Cornelia Alexander recounts camp life in Hygeia Magazine with a cook at the center. Engineers walk off projects over food demands, refusing bread and demanding pie at each meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Alexander
Hashin
Hygeia Magazine
The Line He Does Vera Draw The Line Anywhere
Vera asserts boundaries with lipstick in a terse dialogue. He questions limits as she marks lines that must not be crossed. The confrontation centers on personal autonomy and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sumnerites
L. A. Schuknecht
H. F. Strumpell
R. W. Paden
Cedar Rapids
State
American Legion Auxiliary Convention
J. H. Weichrmacher
Sylvian Tibbitts
W. H. Wehrmacher
Frieda Federer
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterlo
Betty Day
Wichita
Kansas
C. W. Day
Donna Mae Howard
Strawberry Point
Henry Schroe
June Jencks
C. Theisinger
Mayme Kieron
James
Joe Shoemaker
Waucoma
Edith Argel
Lawler
Ben Winks
Minnie Blume
W. H. Brockman
William Hahle
Algona
Lester Engelke
O. O. Schoonmaker
Wauwatosa
Wis
Ross Hill
W. E. Pitka
Will Robertson
Dodge Center
Aug. Busch
Ralph
Arlene Marken
Toledo
W. G. Krause
Meadowbrook Golf Club
Waverly, Greene, Nash
Clarksville
Oelwein
New Hampton
Sumner Municipal Band
Fairbank
R. J. Mueller
Foist
First National Bank
J. H. Wehrmacher
F. K. Brown
Howard Schug
Marvin Hoth
Wisconsin
Matt McCook
Riceville
W. A. Heyer
G. J. Sexton
Fayette County
Maynard
Fred Frank
Charles City
Audrey Alberga
Bonnie Pease
F. J. Bries
Donald McGuiness
Bud Pease
Alma Pease
H. C. Frank
Annette
Devil's Backbone
Lydia Schoenfeldt
Ina Llewellyn
Robert McAloon and Sons
Flanagan, IL
H. J. Schwerin
E. H. Pries
L. J. Pries
H. H. Nieman
Harold
E. L. Thies
Phyllis
Urbana
Ill
Decorah
Spillville
Ella Mueller
Claire
Alice
Detroit Lakes
Geo. Butcher
W. F. Berg
Madeline
Julia Nelson
Fargo
N. D
Northwood
W. S. Johnson
Owatona
Eastman
B. M. Bowe
Carl Fritz
Ohio
C. J. Mardorf
Ernest Koopman
Alma Schwerin
Flanagan
E. A. Donlan
Arlene
Clarkeville
John Sell
Mark West
Sarah Thull
Stitchery Club
J. F. Brayton
Art Huebner
Tim Corkery
Raymond Duffy
Sebula
Ed Duffy
Eleanor Orvis
Estherville
Sen
America
Uct
la CT
Mys
Warren Towns
Goetz Country Club
Government
Gaso
Skelly
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
Tripoli, Iowa
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